Vase Decorated with Sunflowers
1899
John D. Wareham
John D. Wareham (American, 1871–1954)
Decorative Art and Design
Vase Decorated with Sunflowers, 1899. John D. Wareham (American, 1871–1954), Rookwood Pottery Company (American, established 1880). Earthenware; overall: 27 x 19.3 cm (10 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund 1984.10 Floral and animal motifs are common decoration found on vessels designed by John D. Wareham for the Cincinnati-based Rookwood Pottery Company. Here, bright yellow sunflowers around the mouth of the vase are enhanced by stark black.
- Maker/Artist
- Wareham, John D.
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- earthenware
- Medium
- earthenware
- Dimensions
- Overall: 27 x 19.3 cm (10 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1984.10
- Credit Line
- James Parmelee Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review for 1984
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 208 American Gilded Age and Realism
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